Archive for June, 2007
Good English: Podcast-15
Language: English
Allusion is a term that contains extra meaning. The ability to use allusions effectively is a valuable skill, which will be useful while you write. This week, Prof. GK introduces a few useful allusions.
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June 30th, 2007 | Posted in GK, Gopala Krishnan, English | No Comments
JAWS (Job Access With Speed): Podcast-7
Language: English (Recorded via Skype)
Proxemics
The distance we keep while we talk to a person depends on our relationship with her. Of course, this personal space varies from culture to culture. This means when we interact with a person from a different culture, we should try to understand her […]

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June 30th, 2007 | Posted in Anil Atluri, Soft Skills, Social Skills, JAWS | No Comments
Good English: Podcast-14
Language: English
Prof. Gopalakrishnan continues the discussion on wrong usage of English words (like naval/navel, historic/historical etc).
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June 26th, 2007 | Posted in GK, Gopala Krishnan, English, Uncategorized | No Comments
Biotechnology: Podcast-12
Language: English
Indian BioTechnology Scenario- Introduction
So far the BT series was focusing on the technical aspects of the subject. From this week onwards the series enters a new phase- our expert takes up the current status of BT in India. In this bit Dr. Kishore provides us an overview of the Indian BT […]

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June 24th, 2007 | Posted in kishore, BT | No Comments
FOS-Fresh Online Services: Podcast-1
InstaCalc: by Kalid Azad
Language: English
(Recorded via Skype)
We are starting a new series on ‘Online Services,’ for featuring new/innovative we-based applications. We begin the series with InstaCalc, an on-line service that lets you create customised sharable web based calculators. Apart from providing tools for doing usual arithmetic, InstaCalc provides facilities for unit […]

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June 23rd, 2007 | Posted in FOS, kalid, technology | 1 Comment
BioTechnology: Podcast-11
Biopharmaceuticals -4
Language: English
Potential cure for Varicose Vein
In this concluding session on Biopharmaceuticals, Dr Kishore describes the various steps involved in the creation of a new medical drug using biotech principles
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June 18th, 2007 | Posted in BT-BPHARM, kishore, BT-Bioinformatics | No Comments
JAWS (Job Access With Speed): Podcast-6
Language: English (Recorded via Skype)
Appearance
Though words help us communicate, most of the information is passed through non-verbal means. Appearance that tells us about a person’s status, gender, socioeconomic class etc is a very important non-verbal communication tool. Listen to Anil Atluri’s podcast on ‘Appearance’ for more details.
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June 16th, 2007 | Posted in Anil Atluri, Soft Skills, Social Skills | No Comments
Globalisation:Podcast-4
Language: English
Globalisation VS. Equity
A shortcoming of globalisation is that its benefits are not equally shared. Many argue that it widens inequalities. Prof. Sunil Mani addresses the issue of globalisation vs. equity in this part of his series on globalisation.
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June 16th, 2007 | Posted in Sunil Mani, Economics, Globalisation | No Comments
BioTechnology: Podcast-10
Biopharmaceuticals -3
Language: English
Welcome to the 10’th edition of our series on BT. In this bit, Dr. Kishore explains the steps involved in creating novel innovative chemical entities (NICE) or novel medical drugs.
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June 10th, 2007 | Posted in BT-BPHARM, kishore, BT | No Comments
Good English: Podcast-13
Language: English
In this bit, Prof. Gopala Krishnan brings to our notice a few words that we often use wrongly. Yet another valuable podcast from Prof. GK.
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June 9th, 2007 | Posted in GK, Gopala Krishnan, English | No Comments